This patch reconciles cpusets and sched_domains that get out of sync due to hotplug disabling and re-enabling of cpu's.
Here is an example of how the problem can occur: system of cpu's 0-31 create cpuset /x 16-31 create cpuset /x/y 16-23 all cpu_exclusive disable cpu 17 x is now 16,18-31 x/y is now 16,18-23 enable cpu 17 x and x/y are unchanged to restore the cpusets: echo 16-31 > /dev/cpuset/x echo 16-23 > /dev/cpuset/x/y At the first echo, update_cpu_domains() is called for cpuset x/. The system is partitioned between: its parent, the root cpuset of 0-31, minus its children (x/ is 16-31): 0-15 and x/ (16-31), minus its children (x/y/ 16,18-23): 17,24-31 The sched_domain's for parent 0-15 are updated. The sched_domain's for current 17,24-31 are updated. But 16 has been untouched. As a result, 17's SD points to sched_group_phys[17] which is the only sched_group_phys on 17's list. It points to itself. But 16's SD points to sched_group_phys[16], which still points to sched_group_phys[17]. When cpu 16 executes find_busiest_group() it will hang on the non- circular sched_group list. This solution is to update the sched_domain's for the cpuset whose cpu's were changed and, in addition, all its children. Instead of calling update_cpu_domains(), call update_cpu_domains_tree(), which calls update_cpu_domains() for every node from the one specified down to all its children. The extra sched_domain reconstruction is overhead, but only at the frequency of administrative change to the cpuset. There seems to be no administrative procedural work-around. In the example above one could not reverse the two echo's and set x/y before x/. It is not logical, so not allowed (Permission denied). Thus the patch to cpuset.c makes the sched_domain's correct. This patch also includes checks in find_busiest_group() and find_idlest_group() that break from their loops on a sched_group that points to itself. This is needed because cpu's are going through load balancing before all sched_domains have been reconstructed (see the example above). Thus the patch to sched.c prevents the hangs that would otherwise occur until the sched_domain's are made correct. Diffed against 2.6.21 Signed-off-by: Cliff Wickman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- kernel/cpuset.c | 43 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---- kernel/sched.c | 18 ++++++++++++++---- 2 files changed, 53 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) Index: linus.070504/kernel/sched.c =================================================================== --- linus.070504.orig/kernel/sched.c +++ linus.070504/kernel/sched.c @@ -1211,11 +1211,14 @@ static inline unsigned long cpu_avg_load static struct sched_group * find_idlest_group(struct sched_domain *sd, struct task_struct *p, int this_cpu) { - struct sched_group *idlest = NULL, *this = NULL, *group = sd->groups; + struct sched_group *idlest = NULL, *this = sd->groups, *group = sd->groups; + struct sched_group *self, *prev; unsigned long min_load = ULONG_MAX, this_load = 0; int load_idx = sd->forkexec_idx; int imbalance = 100 + (sd->imbalance_pct-100)/2; + prev = group; + self = group; do { unsigned long load, avg_load; int local_group; @@ -1251,8 +1254,10 @@ find_idlest_group(struct sched_domain *s idlest = group; } nextgroup: + prev = self; + self = group; group = group->next; - } while (group != sd->groups); + } while (group != sd->groups && group != self && group != prev); if (!idlest || 100*this_load < imbalance*min_load) return NULL; @@ -2276,7 +2281,8 @@ find_busiest_group(struct sched_domain * unsigned long *imbalance, enum idle_type idle, int *sd_idle, cpumask_t *cpus, int *balance) { - struct sched_group *busiest = NULL, *this = NULL, *group = sd->groups; + struct sched_group *busiest = NULL, *this = sd->groups, *group = sd->groups; + struct sched_group *self, *prev; unsigned long max_load, avg_load, total_load, this_load, total_pwr; unsigned long max_pull; unsigned long busiest_load_per_task, busiest_nr_running; @@ -2299,6 +2305,8 @@ find_busiest_group(struct sched_domain * else load_idx = sd->idle_idx; + prev = group; + self = group; do { unsigned long load, group_capacity; int local_group; @@ -2427,8 +2435,10 @@ find_busiest_group(struct sched_domain * } group_next: #endif + prev = self; + self = group; group = group->next; - } while (group != sd->groups); + } while (group != sd->groups && group != self && group != prev); if (!busiest || this_load >= max_load || busiest_nr_running == 0) goto out_balanced; Index: linus.070504/kernel/cpuset.c =================================================================== --- linus.070504.orig/kernel/cpuset.c +++ linus.070504/kernel/cpuset.c @@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ #include <asm/uaccess.h> #include <asm/atomic.h> #include <linux/mutex.h> +#include <linux/kfifo.h> #define CPUSET_SUPER_MAGIC 0x27e0eb @@ -790,8 +791,8 @@ static void update_cpu_domains(struct cp return; cspan = CPU_MASK_NONE; } else { - if (cpus_empty(pspan)) - return; + /* parent may be empty, but update anyway */ + cspan = cur->cpus_allowed; /* * Get all cpus from current cpuset's cpus_allowed not part @@ -809,6 +810,40 @@ static void update_cpu_domains(struct cp } /* + * Call update_cpu_domains for cpuset "cur", and for all of its children. + * + * This walk processes the tree from top to bottom, completing one layer + * before dropping down to the next. It always processes a node before + * any of its children. + * + * Call with manage_mutex held. + * Must not be called holding callback_mutex, because we must + * not call lock_cpu_hotplug() while holding callback_mutex. + */ +static void +update_cpu_domains_tree(struct cpuset *root) +{ + struct cpuset *cp; /* scans cpusets being updated */ + struct cpuset *child; /* scans child cpusets of cp */ + struct kfifo *queue; /* fifo queue of cpusets to be updated */ + + queue = kfifo_alloc(number_of_cpusets * sizeof(cp), GFP_KERNEL, NULL); + if (queue == ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM)) + return; + + __kfifo_put(queue, (unsigned char *)&root, sizeof(root)); + + while (__kfifo_get(queue, (unsigned char *)&cp, sizeof(cp))) { + list_for_each_entry(child, &cp->children, sibling) + __kfifo_put(queue,(unsigned char *)&child,sizeof(child)); + update_cpu_domains(cp); + } + + kfifo_free(queue); + return; +} + +/* * Call with manage_mutex held. May take callback_mutex during call. */ @@ -836,7 +871,7 @@ static int update_cpumask(struct cpuset cs->cpus_allowed = trialcs.cpus_allowed; mutex_unlock(&callback_mutex); if (is_cpu_exclusive(cs) && !cpus_unchanged) - update_cpu_domains(cs); + update_cpu_domains_tree(cs); return 0; } @@ -1066,7 +1101,7 @@ static int update_flag(cpuset_flagbits_t mutex_unlock(&callback_mutex); if (cpu_exclusive_changed) - update_cpu_domains(cs); + update_cpu_domains_tree(cs); return 0; } - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/